BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME" UK BLACK AND GOLD MONO
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BEATLES "PLEASE PLEASE ME"
ORIGINAL 1963 UK BLACK AND GOLD "NORTHERN SONGS" MONO 1ST PRESSING.
RELEASED MARCH 22 1963 "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WAS THE BEATLES FIRST UK ALBUM RELEASE.
TWO VERSIONS OF THIS ALBUM EXIST, ONE IS THE MISPRINTED "DICK JAMES" LABEL CREDITS VERSION AND THE OTHER IS THE CORRECTED "NORTHERN SONGS" VERSION.
THE "NORTHERN SONGS" VERSION OF THIS ALBUM IS CONSIDERED THE RARER OF THE TWO AS SOON AFTER THE INITIAL ERROR WAS SPOTTED AND CORRECTED EMI CHANGED THEIR LABEL DESIGN TO THE NEW BLACK AND YELLOW TYPE AND FEWER COPIES OF "PLEASE PLEASE ME" WITH THE CORRECTED LABELS WHERE PRESSED
OFFERED FOR SALE IS AN EXCELLENT COPY OF AN ORIGINAL UK MONO BLACK AND GOLD LABEL PRESSING WHICH FEATURES THE CORRECT "NORTHERN SONGS" LABELS
PMC 1206
XEX 421/22-1N-1N
STAMPERS GR 1 GH1
NO TAX CODE TO EITHER RUN OFF GROOVE OR LABELS
THE BLACK AND GOLD PARLOPHONE LABELS TO BOTH SIDES ARE IN SUPERB CONDITION. WHEN VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THERE APPEARS TO BE JUST MIMIMAL AND VERY LIGHT SPINDLE MARKS TO EITHER SIDE. LABELS ARE SPOTLESSLY CLEAN AND ALL THE GOLD LETTERING IS STILL CRISP AND FREE FROM ANY RUBBING MARKS E.T.C. THE LABELS HAVE NOT SUFFERED FROM ANY FADING OR RUBBING.
THE GLOSSY HEAVY WEIGHT VINYL IS EXCELLENT, THIS HAS BEEN PLAYED AND THEREFORE VIEWED UNDER A BRIGHT LIGHT THE VINYL DISPLAYS SOME LIGHT WISPY SURFACE MARKS AND THE ODD NEEDLE/HAIRLINE MARK WITH ONE TINY MARK FEELABLE WHICH DOES CAUSE ONE VERY QUICK SKIP TO "LOVE ME DO". VISUALLY THIS STILL LOOKS VERY APPEALING. THE VINYL LIES PERFECTLY FLAT WITH NO WARPING E.T.C AND WHEN PLAYED THERE IS NO NEEDLE LIFT.
AUDIO IS EXCELLENT..BOTH RUN IN/OFF GROOVES AND SOME TRACK GROOVES DISPLAY SOME MILD CRACKLE BUT CERTAINLY NOTHING THAT SPOILS THE MONO SOUND. THE VINYL PLAYS THROUGHOUT WITHOUT ANY OTHER POPS, STICKS OR JUMPS (APART FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED SKIP).... THIS OTHERWISE REALLY DOES PLAY EXCELLENTLY AND THE AUDIO IS CLEAR AND CRISP AND STILL A JOY TO LISTEN TO.
THE ORIGINAL EMITEX INNER IS SUPERB WITH JUST LIGHT SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING.
THE OUTER E.J DAY SLEEVE 1ST ISSUE SLEEVE (WITH ANGUS MCBEAN CREDIT TO FAR RIGHT) IS REALLY EXCELLENT GIVEN ITS AGE. IT DISPLAYS SOME CREASING TO THE FRONT AND SOME EXPECTED CORNER AND EDGE WEAR BUT THE FRONT PANEL IS VERY BRIGHT AND CLEAN WITH NO LAMINATE DAMAGE. THE REAR IS DOES SHOW SIGNS OF AGE AND HANDLING WITH SOME MILD "YELLOWING" AND SOME AGE SPOTS VISIBLE BUT ALL SEAMS ARE INTACT AND LIE FLAT.THE SPINE IS STILL PERFECTLY RIGID WITH NO WEAR AND ALL WORDING IS STILL READABLE. THE SLEEVE IS INTACT AND FREE FROM WRITING E.T.C.
OVERALL STILL A DESIRABLE EXAMPLE OF THIS UK MONO BLACK AND GOLD "NORTHERN SONGS" PRESSING.
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